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Recommended Plants for West Central Texas
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Shrubs
Grasses
Vines
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By The Month
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Firewise
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Deer Proof Gardening
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Abilene Zoo
Taylor County Courthouse
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All articles from August 2023 and before were formerly found in the Abilene Reporter News
2024 Gardening Articles
Bug of the Month: Mason Bees
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Is it Spring Yet?
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How to Care for Your Tools
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Bug of the Month: Imported Red Fire Ants
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Crossvine: The Evergreen Vine for West Texas
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Bug of the Month: Aphids
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Tools, Tools, and More Tools
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Autumn Sage, the Plant that keeps on Living in Texas
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Start With Resolutions and a Plan
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BCMGA Year Recap
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Help for Your Landscape Questions
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2023 Gardening Articles
Do You Want to Be a Master Gardener
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What to Do in December
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Planting Questions?
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Nov 13th
What Should I do with My New Shrubs
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What to do in November
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Finding a Home for My New Tree
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Getting to Know Your Landscape
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What to do in October
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Planning your landscape
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Moon Gardening
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What to do in August
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Why are we gardening in hot, dry July
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Why we have Master Gardeners
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What to do in July
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What to do in June
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Taking care of the garden
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Why your St. Augustine grass may not be doing well
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What to do in May
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Hydrangea Blues
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What to do in April
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Five ways to extend and brighten your garden
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Why are my daffodils not blooming
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Gardening is for the birds
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Spring Plant Sale
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What to do in March
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Growing Potatoes
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What to do in February
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Master Gardener Program & Intern Training
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What to do in January
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2023 Gardening Resolutions
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My Master Gardener Intern Life
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